This meta-analysis explores whether self-regulation in childhood relates to concurrent and
subsequent levels of achievement, interpersonal behaviors, mental health, and healthy …

Childhood obesity rates have risen dramatically over the past few decades. Although obesity
has been linked to poorer neurocognitive functioning in adults, much less is known about …

In the 1960s, Mischel and colleagues developed a simple 'marshmallow test'to measure
preschoolers' ability to delay gratification. In numerous follow-up studies over 40 years, this …

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether preschoolers' performance on a delay of gratification task
would predict their body mass index (BMI) 30 years later. STUDY DESIGN: In the late …

" Beautifully written, eloquently reasoned… Mr. Buonomano takes us off and running on an
edifying scientific journey."—Carol Tavris, Wall Street Journal In Your Brain Is a Time …

This paper reviews some of the evidence that dietary behaviours are, in large part, the
consequence of automatic responses to contextual food cues, many of which lead to …

Self-control is generally viewed as highly desirable. In the eating behavior domain, however,
the dominance of restraint theory has made the proposition that individuals should attempt to …

The tendency to make unhealthy choices is hypothesized to be related to an individual's
temporal discount rate, the theoretical rate at which they devalue delayed rewards …

Multiple theories identify neural vulnerability factors that may increase risk for overeating
and weight gain. Early cross-sectional neuroimaging studies were unable to determine …

Discounting of larger future rewards in favor of smaller immediate rewards is known as delay
discounting. High delay discounting or a bias towards immediate gratification impedes self …